Transcript Taoism, Legalism, and Confucianism

Taoism, Legalism, and
Confucianism
BY: HANNA B. AND CANDACE B.
Confucianism
 Confucius- most famous philosopher in Chinese
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history
China during his life- peaceful and at rest
Five basic relationships- ruler and subject,
husband and wife, father and son, older sibling and
younger sibling, and friend and friend
In basic relationships, they should respect others
and set good examples towards others.
Influence on Chinese government- civil servants
under the Han were hired on the basis of their
ability
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Daoism or Taoism
 Laozi- the great sage or wise man
 Behavior- with peace and happiness
 Yin & Yang- Yin means “shaded” Yang
means “sunlight”
 Rulers behavior- Rule less harshly and
let people do whatever they want. They
will learn their consequences later.
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Legalism
 Hanfeizi-prince of royal family
 Strong society- to rule harshly
 Hanfeizi believed you should govern
harshly
 Qin dynasty applied to the teachings of
Hanfeizi because they liked Hanfeizi’s
writings.
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Videos
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh9Q_TPyOQE
&NR=1&feature=fvwp -daoism
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